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Evans, Evelyn Paget (1881 - 1960)

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Born: 11 November 1881  Auckland, New Zealand.  Died: 10 April 1960  Rydalmere, New South Wales, Australia.
Evelyn Paget Evans became secretary of both the Australasian Trained Nurses Association and the Australian Massage Association (1917), which later became the Australian Physiotherapy Association. This began a lifetime of work in health administration. She remained secretary of the Australian Physiotherapy Association until 1956.

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1917 - 1945Secretary of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association
1917 - 1956Secretary of the Australian Massage Association, later known as the Australian Physiotherapy Association
1924 - ?Delegate to the National Council of Women of New South Wales
1924 - 1950General Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation
1926 - 1946Member of Executive of the National Council of Women of New South Wales
1940 - 1943Organised first aid for the National Emergency Services
1955Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

 

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